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华莱士·沃特尔斯：致富的科学·摘录 33
华莱士·沃特尔斯《致富的科学》· The Science of Getting Rich · 投资
The thought of a moving universe extended throughout Formless Substance, and the Thinking Stuff moving according to that thought, took the form of systems of planets, and maintains that form. Thinking Substance takes the form of its thought, and moves according to the thought. Holding the idea of a circling system of suns and worlds, it takes the form of these bodies, and moves them as it thinks. Thinking the form of a slow-growing oak tree, it moves accordingly, and produces the tree, though centuries may be required to do the work. In creating, the Formless seems to move according to the lines of motion it has established; the thought of an oak tree does not cause the instant formation of a full-grown tree, but it does start in motion the forces which will produce the tree, along established lines of growth.
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定位：Excerpt 33 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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一个运动宇宙的思想扩展到无形物质中，思维物质按照那个思想运动，形成了行星系统并维持其形态。思维物质采取其思想的形式，并按照思想运动。持有旋转的太阳和世界系统的观念，它就采取这些物体的形式，并按照它所想的移动它们。思考一棵生长缓慢的橡树的形式，它相应地运动并产生这棵树，尽管可能需要几个世纪。在创造中，无形似乎按照它已建立的运动路线移动；橡树的思想不会导致立即形成一棵成熟的树，但它确实启动了将沿着既定生长路线产生树的力量。
上下文
沃特尔斯用橡树和行星系统的比喻说明思想如何通过无形物质起作用，强调创造需要遵循自然过程。
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你能否像种橡树一样，耐心地让一个想法通过既定步骤逐渐实现？
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